as in breeze
something easily done or dealt with
no one was pretending that winning the election would be a cakewalk
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Recent Examples of cakewalk
Thinking this East title series was going to be a cakewalk either way would have been foolish.
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Tim Reynolds, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
Kamala Harris should have a cakewalk to the Oval Office.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
The legal wrangling in this election could make that which followed the 2000 election in Florida look like a cakewalk.
—Reuben E. Brigety Ii, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2020
After winning the offseason free agent sweepstakes for both Ohtani and starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a cakewalk in the NL West was expected.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Tim Reynolds, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
Kamala Harris should have a cakewalk to the Oval Office.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
The legal wrangling in this election could make that which followed the 2000 election in Florida look like a cakewalk.
—Reuben E. Brigety Ii, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2020
After winning the offseason free agent sweepstakes for both Ohtani and starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a cakewalk in the NL West was expected.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cakewalk
Noun
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At just under 10 pounds, this one is shockingly light, so transporting it around my kitchen has been a breeze.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Houseplant pruning shears: on sale for $17.99 Original price: $19.99 Make snipping and trimming your plants a breeze with these Modern Sprout pruning shears on Amazon.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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And, of course, there are the lakes — Minneapolis alone is home to 22 of them — offering ample opportunities for water activities, sunbathing, picnics, or just strolling along the shoreline.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2025
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Preliminary plans discussed for the park include at least four acres of sports fields, about 650 parking spaces to be shared with the nearby arena, along with playgrounds, picnic areas, restrooms, basketball courts, a dog park, and a bandstand.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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That would be a delicious irony — the ultimate cherry atop the revitalization cake.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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Webb Reese nearly dropped the cake she had been given, in disbelief.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Cakewalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cakewalk. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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